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MEXICANS MORE REASONABLE. FORF.K.N MIMHTFR UAMHOA ?AYS HE HAS FAITH IN ( sin ii MA 1Mb HtimMoi, |* More Favorable and PresfctevH Wilson's Policy May Bring Order out of Chaos ami Pave Way for Peace In Mexico. Washington. Aua. 11.?Distinct re? lief was apparent In official circles her* today over the course of event* of Meaico. The sta.ement of Fred ertco Gam boa. the now Mexican min? ister of foreign r^i ? ions, that he had "great faith In ne reasonableness of the Judgment of the United mates." holding- the conviction that the diffi? culties between the two countries "soon would be adjusted." produced a very favorable impression in Ad? ministration circles. Secretary Bry? an commented optimlstioally on it and White House officials also were pleas? ed. President Wilson pointed out during the day to callers what seemed to him conspicuous efforts on the Part of some people unknown to him. through published misrepresentations, to in? volve the United Htates in interven? tion. He reflerated that the attitude of this government toward Mexico In the present situation was one of peace and friendliness solely. ? The safe arrival In Mexico City of John Lind, personal representative and officially designated adviser to the American embassy, ended some tenee moments in the situation. Ad? ministration officials tonight looked forward, hopefully,to favorable re? ception of "fyejr efforts to suggest measure*' of peace In ending the strug between the contending factions In Mexico With the air,cleared of rumors of noetlllty In the Mexican capital to Mr. Lind'? presence there, officials were t disposed to believe the pro? gramme of the American government would be carried out quietly at Mex i< M city. Capt. Capeheart. of the battleship Michigan, who proceeded last Thurs? day from Vera Crus to Cludad del CuMn^n as the result of a complaint to the ?t?te department by Mrs. Phoebe II Hearst that rebels were threatening American life and prop? erty In the region of h? r ranch, near that place, has reported that "Ameri? can subjects are iot in danger. Amer? ican subjects have not been thraten ed and American subjects and foreign subjects have received proper pro? tection from (he Mexican authori? ties." WHY HVKRTA WAS HM <? .M/.l I? Hrttftetl Government'* Statement in Reply to Newspaper CrttlHsm. London. Aug. 11.?The British Qov et.tment. nettled by the comment of certain American newspapers concern? ing Great Britain's recognition of President Huerta, declares that the comment la based on a misconception of facts. It also repudiates the insin? uation that the influence of powerful financial interests was used in bring? ing about recognition. In a statement isstjed today the government says: "The recognition of President Huer? ta was the recognition of a Provision? al Pr?sident pending an election. It was done at the advice of the British as heist >r to Mexico as being likely to assist la the restoration of order? an important consideration In view of tho Urge British Interests Involred. 'The French and Oero?en govern? ment also recognised President Huer? ta after a reception by him of the whole d*T>lomatlc party, at which a congratulatory speech was made in their behalf by the American ambas? sador." In The Pol lee Court. There were several eases tr*<*d by the Recorder Wednesday for mis? demeanors of various degrees of se? riousness. Watles Anderson fur curbing, vag? rancy, disorderly conduct and non? payment of street taxes, was fined e total of 160 or 100 days. Tlllman Brown was given a ehol? ?? between $30 or 30 days for carrylnf < on< Ir-fl w? i n. .n? ?tephen Gary was up for drunl ? nd disorderly conduct and was let off with a fine of $:;o or bo days.; William Mranam w?* charged with non-payment of hack fare and wax fined II oe or 8 days on this charge, while he was held up on a b;i< k debt to the cp.y of $30. due the Ile ???rd?r toi ? fine for the offense of resisting arrest. Kufus Washington an.I James Thomas wro arrente.! for ret hlege runntjvf of >tu< in ?alle, but the trial was postponed to Wc<ln?-M<|;i\ after .n. when the case will *<> l?efore Jury. The Canadian governmeni ha* Blip phed tw*nty-flve million tree seed* lings to *rmer?, prim I pall] in tin xn.fft.i and Kegina plains region The i rot.'.i States dogg not gttppl] young tree* to the public, except in a limited area In Wghfwselli aadei Ihe M i gej af th' \\ ink ild a- L , Ills MovhMiMs GMMBLY WAKill lt BY WILSON. Personal Representative of President ami Mexican MIiiKut of Foreign Relation* Haw I'liomctal Mooting. - Washington, Aug 1.2?News from Mexico City that John Lind, personal representative of President Wilson, and Frederico Oamloa, Mexican min? ister of foreign relations, had estab? lished unofficial relations today by a personal meeting brought encourage? ment to administration officials here. It was felt by them that the first step in the programme of the American (government to throw Its influence in the direction of a quiet and peaceful settlement of the revolutionary trou? bles had succeeded. The incident however, it was learn? ed from official sources, tonight will not change the procedure outlined to Mr. Lind before he left Washington. He will submit all his representations to Charge O'Shaughnessy. who will transmit them in accordance with diplomatic proprieties to "the Mexican minister of foreign relations. The meeting of Mr. Lind and Min ister Oamboa was looked upon by officials here as the beginning of frank though unofficial relations, through which the Mexican govern? ment might be informally and the more fully acquainted with the ideas of the Washington administration. It has been left entirely to Mr. Lind's discretion upon whom to call. There I? nothing to prevent his -calling on Provisional President Huerta. but It is not . 'tnoughf he will unless Invited. "The statement of the British gov? ernment?1 explaining that It, as welt as Germany bml France, has recognised the Huerta government after Ambas? sador Henry I^ane Wilson had made a congratulatory speech to President Huerta. encouraged administration officials to believe that foreign pow? ers would give their moral support to the efforts of President Wilson through constitutional processes to In? fluence the restoration of peace in Mexico. Charge O'Hhaughnessy cabled the state department today that the Situa? tion1 in Mexico Clt> was peaceful aim quiet. , Trie message wan gratifying to ad i minist nit am officials who desire that all rnlsuhderstandlngs the Mexican government may have as to the In? tentions of the Fnited States shall be cleared up before any further steps are taken in the peace policy of Pres? ident Wilson. The presentation of a note repre? senting the views of President Wilson is expected soon but the various steps , in the American government'h pro? gramme will be carried out gradually. The first note will be transmitted in duplicate to all foreign govern . ments represented here and will de? clare for the first time in formal term* the attitude of the administration to* | ward Mexico. AdminiHtration officials ! who are hoping that Kuropean coun? tries will lend their moral support to the efforts to adjust the Mexican sit? uation peacefully were favorably im I pressed with the statement of the British government that the recogni I tion of Huerta had been only *'a rec? ognition of a provisional president, pending an election," and was done on tho theory that It was "likely to as? sist In the restoration of order." The added comment from the Brit? ish government that France and Ger? many had recognized President Huerta after the American ambassa dor, Henry Lane Wilson, had made a congratulatory speech at a reception given by President Huerta to the dip? lomatic corps, was received aM furthei strengthening the view of President Wilson that the American ambassador had been a personal factor in the sit? uation. With the elimination of the am? bassador the United States govern? ment has made It plain that it could not recognise any government founded on Irregular and arbitrary forces ami that it can only extend recognition to a regularly established constitutional government. President Wilson Is said to hope that Kuropean nations will Support this contention as one of the effective ways of securing Stability of government in l^atln America. Mrs, Jas. Ptuckuc) I ait'm talus. Stateburg. Aug. 13,?On Saturday evening at her home, "Tin- Burns," Mrs Jesses S Plnckney entertained at a fruit nupper in compliment of Misses Sarah and Krame.- MoorS of t Charleston. The color scheme of Pink was tastefully carted out In both supper room ind parlor. After supper the guests adjourned to tin parlor where several vocal ami Instrumental selections were ren? dered. Those present to enjoj Mrs Plnek ney h boepltallt) were Misses Sarah. Frances end Aimer Moon-, Km ma llarnwell, Virginia Maunders, M;? l>wtght, llallle Singleton and Messrs John Ityan. Colin McLaurln, T, U Hrohum, l>eSaus*ore Moore snd Paul pnrnwell, ADDRESS BY E. j. MHL FOHMF.lt PROHIBITION GAUDI? DATE DELIVERS IN'TKRKST. EUG ARRRFss. Will S|H>ak Again Saturday on Court House Green In Roar of Court House? Small Vudicnce Hoard S|>oakor Discuss Liquor Front n Sanitary Viewpoint. "Those who vote for the dispensary in the election on next Tuesday, cast their ballots for death and disease in Sumter County" said the Hon. E. W. Chafln. former candidate for the of? fice of President of the Cnited States , on the prohibition platform. In his interesting address before a small, but mixed, audience of the citizens of Sumter in the Academy of Music Thursday morning. Mr. Challn further gave facts and figures to prove this statement. He did not discuss the liquor question a rabid, dogmatic or even an argumen? tative way. He simply spoke in an interesting style of the harm that liquor does the people, who drink it and the children and descendants of the people, who drink it. and allowed his hearers to derive their own con? clusions. Mr. Chafln proved himself ( a pleasing talker, for his address was I full of humor and wit and he gave many illustrations and told a number of anecdotes and cited Instances to explain and amplify his points to his audience. The meeting was opened by prayei by Rev. Walter I. Herbert, presiding eld?r of the Sumter District of the Methodist Church, who asked the Di? vineifelessing on the work which thifc tttcetfng was seeking to accomplish*. . ^-Mrttft, O. Turdy, the chairman* (Uten uVu few words stated the object of. the meeting. He said that the dlapeh* I sary advocates were saying that*jib/* prohibitionists were fighting liquor, hut such was not the case. The li? quor advocates had started the fight, not the prohibitionists, and the pro? hibitionists were simply fighting back, defending and standing lor what they already had. They did not wish to h?.ve the legal sale of liquor establish? ed In this county, and wanted to put their stamp of disapproval upon nil movements to establish the logal sale of lb,nor. He might be mistaken in his <t+mw of the sale of liquor, but he-and the prohibitionists were working for what they considered the best interests of the city and county and State, and if they were mistaken, he thought that they Would die with this mistaken id.-a. Mr. Chafln stated at the outset of his talk that he would discuss the li? quor question purely from the stand? point of sanitary science. The health of a community was valued more than anv other feature, this was why he would discuss this feature. The Cnited States government had s|>*nt j $5,One,000 to make the Panama dis? trict healthy and were spending $2, 000,000 a year to keep the dead mos? quito dead, showing at what cost they valued health. He defied any mem? ber of the liquor interests or any agent to answer him on this platform on the point of health, alone.* The speaker then went on to show that successful quarantine laws had been applied to emigrants and to dis? eases and he advocates the applica? tion of quarantine laws to the whis? key traffic. A point of interest and one which few people probably know waa that alcohol is not a stimulant, it Is merely an Irritant. Alcohol Is not absorbed by the human system, but gradually comes out for the period of thirty days, and when It escapes from the body it is the same alcohol In the same form it went in. The j body does not absorb it, which shows that It therefore i?j neither a food, a drink or a medicine. In injuries the human body and cnuses disease. In Kansas, Mr. Chafln said, the pro? hibition laws have been carried fur? ther and 'been in effect longer than in any other state in the union. In this state the death rate had been decreased from 17 per cent., the ave? rage In other States, to 7 1-2 per cent. Drunkenness was a disease caused by alcohol, which should therefore be quarantined. He referred to Hobson's great lecture "The Great Destroyer" In which Mr. Hobson had shown by farts arrived at through six yearn work that more people were killed in one year in the world now by liquor or because of alcohol, than were kill? ed during 21 hundred years in all'of Ihe wars of tin- world, live hundred years before the Christian era. Hobson's figures showed 750,000 per? sons killed annually by alcohol, and 18,000,000 injured or diseased by it. in one gallon of denatured alcohol alone there was more power than in t n\ o gallons of gasoline, He stated that science had shown that man) children were born dead because "f the injurious effects of al? cohol on the mother and that many children were horn crippled because "f tin- Injurious effects of alcohol on iie- father, m i ?'hafin's le< lure a as listened to attentive)- and could nol tail to impress b|| w i*.. heard it with Ihe soundness >C his dot trine. WOULD GOVERN MONEY LOANS TREASURY DKPAUTMKNT WOULD NOT SUPPLY MONEY FOR SPECULATION, Banks That Lend or Borrow for Speculative PgYpoeea Arc to Be De? barred from Share In $50,000,000. Washington, Aug. 12.?Banks that borrow or loan money for speculative purposes will be denied any portion of the $50,000,000 of government funds about to be deposited in na? tional banks to assist in moving crops. The entire amount will go to institu? tions that earnestly strive to meet the 1 current demands of the agricultural 1 sections. This policy of the trade was announced today when the acting j comptroller of the currency, Mr. Kane, in connection with a call for the enn i dition of national banks at the close I of business August 9, asked every na , tional bank in. the country to report detailed information of all money loaned or borrowed. Upon the basis of this data, expected to be available in time for the distribution of the $60,000,000, the treasury department will differentiate between banks that borrow or loan in connection with t speculative operations or are chronic borrowers and those that endeavor to relieve financial strain wherever it exists. Information of this character, it was announced, now will be regularly obtained by the comptroller of the currency as a feature of his calls for the condition of national banks in or ! der that the treasury department might know what sections of *h country are in need of Additional oir culation at various periods of the year. This innovation is a forerunner of other material changed In the character of information banks will be required to furnish the govern? ment. The forms which have been in use for years are being studied with a view of further steps to ob? tain detailed information. Much additional Information is t<? he obtained from the call made to? day. The treasury department wants to know how banks in different sec? tions are attempting to relieve the demand for cureney. Acting Comp? troller Kane issued this statement: "All banks have been requested to send in on special forms furnished lor that purpose detailed statements of all money loaned to other banks as well as all money borrowed from other banks in the form of redis? counts, bills payable or in any other manner." The new form will enable the comptroller to more easily deter? mine what sections of the country are > t tii ... In need of additional circulation at stated periods of the year; what banks accommodate their correspondents In such sections and in addition should also enable the comptroller to more easily ascertain what banks bor? row in order to meet legimitate dis? counts and varying conditions, and what banks should be listed as chronic borrowers?that is, those which borrow to reloan In normal times. "This amplification of reports of condition is in line with the policy to obtain from those reports as much , information as Possible to serve prac? tical as well as statistical purposes." One primary purpose in seeking de? tailed: information is to discover which banks are borrowing for speculative purposes and which are borrowing to meet the legitimate financial needs of the country. , The treasury depart? ment, it was said, wants to single out the institutions that are not using their resources to help the crop mov? ing period, so that it would be in ? position to decline them special de? posits of the government to relieve stringency and place the money with I banks that are sending currency to districts where it is needed. The Information collected probably will be available to congress for use in connection with the question of amending the pending currency bill. - A MONSTER RATTLER. Snake hi Hol by Negro on E. W. Par? ker, Jr., Mace at Providence. Mr. K. W. Parker, Jr., of Provi? dence brought In to town with him Tuesday morning a bi^ rattlesnake I which had been killed by one of tin hands on Iiis place. The snake \va: a diamond back and measured some? thing over live feet. It was turned over to Mr. J. J. Pox to be skinned, so that the hide might be saved und tanned. Mr. Parker stated that there was another snake In the same neighbor? hood, larger than the one which was killed, judging by the trail left by the reptile In crossing the road. Every farmer In the county would be benefited by attending at least one of the farmers' institutes which are to be lo in in this county on August 15th and 16th, at Mi. S. .1 Whites farm and .?t Bethel K< hool, respective? ly. The lectures by ihe farm ex? pcrti front Clcmson College and from the l mu d states department of ag riculture will begin their talks at ll L. ALPERT'S END g&Jg SALE Gives you the chance of buying what? ever you may need to wear during the balance of the warm weather for a big saving. Our Mr. L. Alpert goes North soon to buy a heavier winter stock than we have ever handled, and we must have the room to receive it. Drop in and let us show you some of the values we have to offer ? values which no other store in town can dupli? cate. It won't take but a minute to convince you that our prices will move the goods and move them quick. L. Alpert, 13 N, Main St. Sumter, S. G. F L FLOUR U R Several cars just received and we are now prepared to give you bargains in very best patents and half patents. While some eatables have fbeen advancing, Flour is cheaper. See us. O'Donnell 6 Co. Teeth and Refinement. You can't appear well with poor teeth, and you know and are conscious of it. Your mirror reflects it and you are ashamed of it. See Dr. Courtney; don't suffer this mental strain. Sumter Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, PROP. OVER SHAW & McCOLLUrA. SUMTER. S. C.